Cricket

Rain (AM and PM) 20° London Hi 20°C / Lo 14°C

Cricket

Andrew Flintoff reacts as Australian batsmen, Michael Clarke (centre) and Marcus North (left) take more runs from his bowling

England search for a glimmer of hope

Late wicket under floodlights at Sophia Gardens offers morale boost after Australia shine brightest

Inside Cricket

As vice-captain of this party Clarke was the senior man and it was his controlled authority which set the parameters of the fifth-wicket partnership

Clarke drives stake through England

Saturday, 11 July 2009

England 435 Australia 479-5

North scores century as England toil  new

Saturday, 11 July 2009

Marcus North completed a century during his Ashes debut on today as Australia continued to pile on the runs on the fourth morning of the first test against England.

Adil Rashid was the pick of Yorkshire's attack with 3 for 32 as they dismissed Durham for 178

Rashid presses his Test case

Saturday, 11 July 2009

Durham 178 Yorkshire 64-1

Fields and Haynes rescue Australia from disaster

Saturday, 11 July 2009

Australia 271-7 V England

Ricky Ponting may have backed a spinner in Nathan Hauritz who is capable of causing England real problems

Hauritz licks his lips as England pair are in a spin

Saturday, 11 July 2009

Australian angle: Peter Roebuck of the Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne Age writes from Sophia Gardens

Nerves turn Mr Cricket into proper fidget

Saturday, 11 July 2009

Mr Cricket has turned into Mr Anxious and, after another day when Australian batsmen made plenty of hay, England can at least be thankful for small mercies. There was a time when Mike Hussey was the last person bowlers wanted to see; now they put out the welcome mat.

Monty Panesar celebrates taking the wicket of Ricky Ponting yesterday, leaving the Australia captain furious at his downfall despite scoring 150

Ponting sets the tone for day of utter dominance

Saturday, 11 July 2009

When Ricky Ponting was finally obliged to return to the pavilion he of course hated it. Two hundred and twenty-four balls faced, 316 minutes at the crease, 14 fours and one six scored in an innings of 150, and the Poms, though not in great shape, still able to stand up without physical help. Well, there was still much work to be done.

The Ashes: latest scorecard

Saturday, 11 July 2009

Minute-by-minute updates from the first Test in Cardiff

Flintoff is frustrated by Australia

Rain slows Australia progress

Friday, 10 July 2009

Rain halted Australia's march towards an ominous score in the first npower Ashes Test in Cardiff.

More cricket:




Columnist Comments

andrew_grice

Andrew Grice: Voters may be ready to listen to Clegg

The Lib Dem leader has tackled his visibility problem in recent weeks.

christina_patterson

Christina Patterson: Why nice work pays much better

Recruiting bankers is, apparently, as tricky as getting pandas to mate.

deborah_orr

Deborah Orr: Why is it so hard to prove the obvious?

News International has spent £1m on keeping victims of its techniques quiet.

Article Archive

Day In a Page

Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat

Select date
 
sponsored links: